Nationwide — Andrew Zaborowski, a white police officer from Pennsylvania who was fired after violently arresting an African American couple, now claims he’s the victim of racism. He has filed a lawsuit saying he was terminated because of his race, without offering any proof.

According to Atlanta Black Star, Zaborowski, who was a Pennsylvania state trooper, filed the federal lawsuit on October 14, arguing that his firing violated the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Pennsylvania Human Rights Act. He alleges that Black troopers who committed worse misconduct kept their jobs, though his filing offers no examples or proof.

His termination followed a March 2024 traffic stop involving Celena Morrison, a transgender Black woman and then-executive director of Philadelphia’s Office of LGBT Affairs, and her husband, Darius McClean. Zaborowski stopped Morrison for alleged traffic violations. When McClean pulled over nearby, Zaborowski forced him to the ground and handcuffed him. Morrison began filming, but said the trooper punched her before the camera fell.

Both Morrison and McClean were arrested on charges of resisting arrest and disorderly conduct, but the charges were later dismissed. Morrison has since filed her own lawsuit against the Pennsylvania State Police, accusing the department of discrimination and excessive force.

Roughly two months after the incident, Zaborowski was fired without a hearing. His lawsuit names Pennsylvania State Police Commissioner Christopher Paris as a defendant, claiming the firing was racially motivated because both motorists were Black and accused him of profiling.

Just days later, another white trooper, Daryl Jay Elias, filed a separate lawsuit against the department. Elias alleged that diversity and inclusion policies unfairly favored minority and female officers for promotions. He even linked those policies to leadership failures during the July 2024 shooting at Donald Trump’s rally in Butler County.

Both Zaborowski and Elias accuse the state police of “overcorrecting” past racial bias by now discriminating against white men. But a 2022 state study suggests otherwise, finding that Black drivers were still nearly twice as likely as white drivers to have their cars searched during Pennsylvania traffic stops.